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Ultimately, the French and Indian war sawed the relationship between the colonists and the British in half. Tension was high, for the war was costly in both lives and the economy. Britain began taxing the colonists to pay for the war, and that is where the revolution was just beginning to boil. Although neither side saw it coming, the colonists were yearning for their independence, away from that of the corrupt Britain. In the Peace Treaty of 1763, the British gained a majority of the French land parts of North America. 2. Salutary Neglect was an unspoken, or undocumented British policy that avoided their own parliamentary laws, however, it was directed to colonists in order to keep them obedient to Britain. The colonists were upset by this policy because they had been living independently (still under British rule), and suddenly a new proposed law was saying that they must abide by any and all of Great Britains rules. 3. Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, and the Declaration of Independence both had an extremely large impact on the American Revolution. For one, Common Sense was propaganda that was trying to persuade the colonists to believe that the British were corrupt and that the American colonies were capable of thriving independently. The Declaration of Independence literally stated that the American colonies were freed from the British and that each man was entitled to their own rights. For one, that boosted the American morale, sky high, and secondly it gave the colonists an idea of what was happening around

them. Both appealed to the colonial people, however, most of it did not appeal to the British, slaves, or women. 4. The French played a huge role when it came to fighting for the Americans independence and the winning of the American Revolution. For one they provided ample military support when needed. For instance, in the Battle of Yorktown, the colonists only won because of the generous soldiers, ships, ammunition, courage and brilliant generals the French provided. They helped with advising the Continental Army. Overall, the little tasks that the French provided, ultimately led to the victory of the colonists. 5. Following the French and Indian war, the proclamation of 1763 was passed, which stated that the Americans give all of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Indians. After, the British began to tax all sugars, molasses, ect, also known as the Tea Act (1764). After, the British imposed a new act called the Currency act, which said that gold and silver could only be obtained through British pots and trade, and said that the colonists were no longer permitted to print their own paper money; they were forced into using British currency. The year after, the Stamp act was passed which forced colonist to put a costly stamp on every document, piece of paper, dice card ect. As the British were slowly taking over the colonial America, Britain, again, passed an act called the Quartering Act, which said that all colonists must house a British soldier if they came knocking to your door. Meanwhile, the turmoil from the stamp act was rising, and the Virginia Stamp Act Resolution was created and soon followed

the Stamp Act Congress, which was made of delegates from different colonies that were opposed to it. The Stamp Act was revoked, only to be followed by the Declaratory Act, which said that all of the colonists were to abide by all rules given by the British at any given time; it also said that they (British) were allowed to impose any law at any given time, even without reason. After, in 1767, the Townshend Act said that there were new taxes on glass, lead, paints paper, and tea. The reaction was extremely similar to the Sugar Act and Stamp Act, and Britain soon repealed the taxes on everything but the tea. And only a few years after, in 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred, which was initially, the start to the revolution. However, the Gaspee affair soon took place. It was basically a rebellious act of the colonists to burn a British ship to the ground (off of the port). Then the Tea Act was passed, which put a tax on all tea; as a result, the Boston Tea Party occurred, which was when colonists dressed as Indians and dumped thousands upon thousands of dollars of tea into the Boston Harbor. The Intolerable acts were imposed as a punishment to the colonists that same year, in 1774. And it was then that the Second Continental Congress was created and the Battle of Bunker Hill happened. 6. Many leaders such as Patrick Henry, George Washington, Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine and Paul Revere impacted the people during the American Revolution in many ways. Thomas Paine, for one wrote a propagandist book that advocated the freedom of colonial society. Patrick Henry was initiated into to First Continental Congress and was the first to respond to the stamp act and get it

repealed. George Washington was just an overall wonderful leader who was voted to head of the Second Continental Congress. And lastly Paul Revere, John Adams and his cousin all had an everlasting effect on the independence of the colonial societies because they advertised the political, social and economical freedoms of the American citizens. 7. Massachusetts was generally the brewing of both loyalists and rebels because of its convenient location, the early settlers and economic prosperity. For one, the Puritans were still imposed under British law, which most likely made it extremely difficult to break free from British rule. They were also into religion, which was the British religion, so therefore they remained loyal to Britain. However, there were rebels lurking about trying to change the political standing of Massachusetts. 8. The Americans justified their independence by the natural rights given to them, and the unjust laws that had been imposed on them. For one, they created the Continental Congresses in order to give the people (of the states) a voice to oppose the British law. Secondly, they believed that their natural rights were, life, liberty and property, and because they were living independently, miles away from Britain they believe they earned these rights. 9. The approaches to strategies during the American Revolution were completely different, yet similar. They had one goal in mind, which was to win. The British ultimately thought they could win with their money and power, but they lacked the talent and skilled generals to lead them to victory. On the other hand, the

Americans were fighting on their own terrain, which meant they knew every nook and cranny of their land which gave them the advantage to battles. British were more equip to fight aquatic battles, for they were already traveling across the sea and had a more training. The Americans wanted to internally boost morale and patriotism which would encourage the people to fight for what they believe in. The assessment was accurate however, the Americans ended up prevailing in the end. 10. Yes, the American Revolution was both a social and political revolution. It socially separated the radicals from the loyalists by forcing them to choose sides. It also began to transform the northern and the southern colonies into either agriculturally based (with slaves) to industrialized (without slaves) type of economies. It also caused the colonies to finally become fully independent and make choices for their own benefit.